[Vision2020] Take Edna to lunch
DonaldH675@aol.com
DonaldH675@aol.com
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:12:50 EST
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Dear Mike Lawyer and Visionaries,
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When my car, washing machine, or ironing board is broken, I don't care what=20
theology or cultural point of view is held by the person who fixes them. I=20
require a level of mechanical competency, that all. =20
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However, when I turn to a =E2=80=9Cthinker=E2=80=9D to help me sort through=20=
intellectual or=20
religious questions I have specific standards. As I hope, do you. Your=20
standard apparently does not exclude a man that you identify as racist. Alt=
hough=20
your pastor claims that racism is evil according to the Bible, you seem to=20
argue that Dabney=E2=80=99s racist beliefs do not taint his theological grea=
tness. =20
Certainly in the world of Neo-Confederates Dabney=E2=80=99s name is head and=
shoulders above=20
all others of his time and place. Doug is choosing to make R.L. Dabney a=20
central focus during the upcoming opinion conference. His choice of course,=
but=20
not a surprising one, all things considered. Dabney is not the only=20
Presbyterian writer of the 19th century that deserves continuing theological=
attention. =20
But, he is certainly one that fits the bill for Doug =E2=80=9C
slavery-was-a-boon-for-black-folks=E2=80=9D Wilson. =20
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So, lets move off this silly thread and turn our attention to contemporary,=20
localized issues like the upcoming opinion conference, for example. Am I=20
correct in assuming that those attending will be lectured on the wickedness=20=
of=20
revolution, that civilization has taken giant steps backward since the=20
enlightenment, and that we should bring back a godly king? Charles is going=
to be a hard=20
sell if that's the case =E2=80=93 but you folks are specializing in justifyi=
ng the=20
absurd these days, so you should be almost up to the task.
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Rose Huskey
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PS Why don't you take Edna W. out to lunch? He could probably use a=20
sandwich and a beer. It's not easy being transsexual, even in cyberspace.
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oman" size=3D3>Dear Mike Lawyer and Visionaries,</FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">When my car, washing machine, or ironing board is broke=
n, I don't care what theology or cultural point of view is held by the perso=
n who fixes them.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I require a=
level of mechanical competency, that all.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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New Roman" size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">However, when I turn to a =E2=80=9Cthinker=E2=80=9D to=20=
help me sort through intellectual or religious questions I have specifi=
c standards.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As I hope, do yo=
u.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your standard apparently d=
oes not exclude a man that you identify as racist.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes"> </SPAN>Although your pastor claims that racism is evil accord=
ing to the Bible, you seem to argue that Dabney=E2=80=99s racist beliefs do=20=
not taint his theological greatness.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>Certainly in the world of Neo-Confederates Dabney=E2=80=99s name is=20=
head and shoulders above all others of his time and place. Doug is choosing=20=
to make R.L. Dabney a central focus during the upcoming opinion conference.<=
SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His choice of course, but not=
a surprising one, all things considered.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&=
nbsp; </SPAN>Dabney is not the only Presbyterian writer of the 19<SUP>th</SU=
P> century that deserves continuing theological attention.<SPAN style=3D"mso=
-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But, he is certainly one that fits the bill fo=
r Doug =E2=80=9Cslavery-was-a-boon-for-black-folks=E2=80=9D <st1:City><st1:p=
lace>Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>So, lets move off this silly thread and turn our attention to=
contemporary, localized issues like the upcoming opinion conference, for ex=
ample.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Am I correct in assumi=
ng that those attending will be lectured on the wickedness of revolution, th=
at civilization has taken giant steps backward since the enlightenment, and=20=
that we should bring back a godly king?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nb=
sp; </SPAN>Charles is going to be a hard sell if that's the case =E2=80=93 b=
ut you folks are specializing in justifying the absurd these days, so you sh=
ould be almost up to the task.</FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>Rose Huskey</FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>PS<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Why don't y=
ou take Edna W. out to lunch?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN=
>He could probably use a sandwich and a beer.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s"> </SPAN>It's not easy being transsexual, even in cyberspace.</FONT>=
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